javabeans: Woohoo, Season 2! Looks like it’s a go. They’re looking at this summer as a projected broadcast date.

girlfriday: And with the cast intact, yeah?

javabeans: According to this report, Yeon Jung-hoon and the Season 1 crew will be coming back.

girlfriday: Whew. Well that’s the only way to do it. This isn’t a show where you can carry over the concept and not the cast. What will our scooby gang do in Season 2?

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Ooh, I love this ending. Since most of us have found the final reveal regarding the big bad somewhat expected, I’m thrilled to realize it wasn’t actually the final reveal — hello, twist!

This finale managed to do a tricky thing: Tie up the loose ends to satisfy the seasonal mystery, while leaving room open for that Season 2 the PD once again affirmed is on the table. And why not? The story supports it, as do the ratings — the final episode also brought in a series high, with a 3.34% ratings average that included a 4.3% high.

SONG OF THE DAY

Dynamic Duo – “사선에서 (In The Line Of Fire)” [ Download ]

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It’s the beginning of the end, and we finally start to get some real answers about the Big Bad. This episode zooms by, mostly because it’s effectively creepy and everything culminates in a big suspenseful buildup of all the clues we’ve gathered thus far.

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We get a huge piece of the Big Vampire Puzzle in this episode, setting us up for the Finale, Part 1 next weekend. But even discounting that, we’ve got another strong case-of-the-week, which sends our prosecutors (and us) spinning round in clue-hunting circles, somehow finding the circle has changed with every turn we take. It’s dizzying, but in a fun way.

And now for murder, Bachelor style.

SONG OF THE DAY

Wheesung – “Oh Lonely” [ Download ]

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Read the rest of Vampire Prosecutor: Episode 10 (3,817 words)

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I love this episode. So much. It’s mobsters and mayhem, full of twists, awesome thug nicknames, and good ol’ fashioned backstabbing and blackmail. Jung-in’s past finally catches up to her, and the outcome is more fun and more gripping than I expected.

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Character development, pretty cameos (Lee Jong-hyuk!), and a bit of a complicated plot. All together, we’ve got a longer running time today, and I’ll try to do this without becoming totally tangled up and confused. I can’t promise it won’t be, but I’ll give it a shot.

SONG OF THE DAY

Rossy Punky Perfume – “어른아이” (Adult Child) [ Download ]

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Dear Vampire Prosecutor: Why so cute? Sigh. This show just keeps getting better and better. Between the last episode and this one, I think it’s found that sweet spot of integrating character moments with the murder of the week, and introducing the kind of conflict that matters to us. There’s stirrings of romance, conflicting feelings, the dangers of being a vampire in a human world… in a word, it’s awesome.

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Read the rest of Vampire Prosecutor: Episode 7 (3,630 words)

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I just LOVE when a dark, suspenseful show throws in a nice big dash of humor. Full of wry comedy, this episode got a lot of laughs out of me.

It’s also an exercise in the whodunnit style of mystery — you know, those stories where you’ve got a dead body in a secluded mansion and a houseful of assorted suspects, like Clue (whose movie version is one of my favorite camp comedy classics) — Colonel Mustard in the den with a candlestick, etc. In this case, it’s one dead Fight Club member and a police station full of suspects all swearing innocence, with an ever-changing cause of death that just won’t stay put and identify itself.

SONG OF THE DAY

Casker – “천생연분” (Match made in heaven) [ Download ]

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The team investigates a bizarre case at an all-girls’ high school, bringing out the ghosts, the scandals, and the drama. What better setting than going back to high school to develop a good old-fashioned crush on the cute vampire in your class?

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I’m pretty sure I know what happens in this episode. I’ll get to it as soon as I stop staring at the pretty… I’m probably gonna need a minute…

In this episode, Tae-yeon faces his biggest opponent yet: not a hooded figure in a dark alley, but a well-dressed woman in a courtroom. It’s Lawyer vs. Lawyer today, which actually turns out to be quite the battle. I like that this show is doing the Law & Order thing of shifting focus to the courtroom, because sometimes the real fight isn’t always finding the killer, but bringing him to justice. It’s a nice way to switch up the weekly whodunit game, and also provide an interesting new foe for the prosecutor team.

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Read the rest of Vampire Prosecutor: Episode 4 (2,660 words)

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